Saturn/first light with 10" LX200R

[merlin8r]

Hi guys,
My first attempt at Saturn with the new scope. 300 images @ .125 sec each, Meade LPI. Going to try it with a barlow next, see if I can keep it sharp.

Clear skies,
Shane

[matt]

Looking good, Shane:thumbsup:

[iceman]

Great stuff Shane, stick a barlow in there and give it some scale! Nice work.

[merlin8r]

Thanks Mike,
think it will stay sharp at that magnification? That's giving me around 830X magnification! On Saturday night when I took that it was a bit windy, so no hope of trying it. See what happens.

Clear skies,
Shane

[iceman]

830X? With which barlow?

[[1ponders]]

Don't worry about magnification Shane. Work with Focal Length. In good seeing with your 10" scope, aim for around 6 - 10 meters of focal length (f/25 - f/40). A 2.5 or 4Xpowermate or a 3X televue barlow should do the trick nicely :thumbsup:

[merlin8r]

The LPI is about equivalent to a 6mm eyepiece. So a 2X barlow makes it 3mm. 2500mm FL / 3mm = 833.3333333333 etc

[davidpretorius]

nice one!, lovely colours and cd.